Duane - the stem bulblets do tend to push through the earliest as they are planted the most shallow, especially if you have had mild conditions recently. The other Asiatic bulbs are through early though; I would ordinarily expect them to push through in April or May - i.e. sometime after your first frost. But because these are recently planted bulbs they are responding to the temperature conditions they were stored at prior to you getting them - warmer than the winter soil would be, so they are springing into life sooner this year than they will next year after spending a winter in the ground. Your challenge now is to avoid frost damage, as these tender stalks can suffer mightily if the weather turn cold again in February. If you have a leaf-pile, I would mound these on top of the emerging stalks to provide some protection for now. Others of this forum from Michigan or Wisconsin (where late frosts can be more common) may have other techniques to protect these early-sprouters. Good luck...
